an understanding of patient mobility, international patients and medical tourism includes supply and demand side considerations. as well as micro-level reports of motivation and satisfaction we must acknowledge broader system-level dynamics. exploring these may unearth more complex geographies of patient travel.

Edited by Zoltán Csörnyei Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Hungary University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary Babeş–Bolyai University Cluj–Napoca Romania 2 6th Joint Conf. on Math. and Comp. Sci., July 12–15, 2006, Pécs, Hungary MaCS’06 6th Joint Conference on Mathematics and Computer Science organized by the Babeş–Bolyai University, Cluj–Napoca, Romania Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Univ...

PIH33 Economic Evaluation of Ulipristal Acetate for the Treatment of Patients with Moderate and Severe Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids in Romania László Lorenzovici1*, Andrea Székely1, Tamás Ágh2, István Vámossy3, László Kelemen4, Hajnal Finta 5, Zoltán Kaló 6 1. Syreon Research Romania Ltd, Tirgu Mures, Romania; 2. Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary; 3. Gedeon Richter Plc, Budapest, Hun...

CRISTINA TRANDAFIRESCU1, STEFANA AVRAM1*, CODRUTA SOICA1, ZOLTÁN AIGNER2, GYÉRESI ÁRPÁD3, MIHALY KATA2, CRISTINA DEHELEAN1, ZOLTÁN SZABADAI1, FLORIN BORCAN1 1Faculty of Pharmacy, Victor Babe’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, 6th Eötvös Str., Szeged, Hungary 3Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medic...

AIM To describe cataract surgical services in 1998 in 12 eastern European countries and to identify their needs to reduce cataract blindness. METHODS All inpatient eye departments in the 12 countries received a standardised questionnaire; the data obtained were further processed at the coordinating centre in Prague. RESULTS All 458 eye departments in the region were involved. The response r...

Why are some states more corrupt than others? More specifically, why is post-communist Romania significantly more corrupt than post-communist Hungary even though both transitioned to democracy from USSR satellite states in 1989 and both went on to enter the European Union? This paper argues that though the implementation of communism in political institutions at the time of transition cannot se...

E nding preventable newborn deaths is a top priority under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. According to the World Health Organization, two-thirds of newborn deaths can be prevented with simple and affordable solutions, such as neonatal resuscitation and early skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn. Project HOPE, in cooperation with Project HOPE Germany, supp...

The species of the subgenus Chthonius (Chthonius) C.L. Koch, 1843 displaying a sigmoid fixed chelal finger from the Eastern Alps and the Carpathians, assigned to the informal heterodactylus species-group, are revised and a key given for their identification. The following species are present in this area: Chthonius cavernarum Ellingsen, 1909 (Italy, Romania, Slovenia), C. heterodactylus Tömösvá...

DIANA SIMONA ANTAL1#, FLORINA ARDELEAN1#, IULIA PINZARU1, FLORIN BORCAN1, IONUT LEDETI1, DORINA CORICOVAC1, ISTVAN ZUPKO2, BEATRICE BAGHDIKIAN3, EVELYNE OLLIVIER3, CODRUTA SOICA1*, SORIN LUCIAN BOLINTINEANU4 1Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania 2University of Szeged, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Bi...

This paper presents various access ways to Internet for home users, both for those who are low consumers (consumed time online or traffic monthly value), or large consumers (unlimited connection). The main purpose of the work consists in making a comparison between the situation of the Internet in Romania and other countries in Europe such as Hungary (more western than Romania, so a little more...